19 two-turn dialogues about 직업, illustrating 16 words from this category at 6급. Every exchange is a 국립국어원 example with its English translation, and every word links back to its full entry.
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예전에는 무슨 일을 하셨어요?
What did you do before?
전직 교사였는데요 아이 낳고 기르느라 일을 좀 오래 쉬었어요.
I was a former teacher, but I took a long break from work to have and raise kids.
전직에 성공했다고 생각했는데 회사 분위기가 나랑 안 맞아.
I thought I succeeded in changing jobs, but the company culture doesn't suit me.
정말? 옮긴 회사에서 전보다 즐겁게 일할 수 있어야 전직을 한 의미가 있는 건데.
Really? Changing jobs only makes sense if you can enjoy your work more than before.
선생님, 저는 문학 평론가가 되고 싶은데 대학의 어떤 과로 진학해야 좋을까요?
Teacher, I want to become a literary critic. Which department should I go to in college?
국어 국문학과나 문예 창작학과가 적당할 것 같구나.
The Korean language and literature department or the creative writing department would be suitable.
이번 방학에 유명한 감독의 영화 촬영 현장에서 스태프로 일하기로 했어.
I've decided to work as a staff member on a famous director's film set this break.
정말 잘됐다. 넌 영화 감독이 꿈이니까 많은 걸 배울 수 있겠네.
That's great. Since you dream of becoming a film director, you'll learn a lot.
파도가 너무 거세서 낚시는 힘들겠다.
The waves are too rough; fishing will be tough.
그러게. 저기 어부들도 고기잡이배를 묶고 있네.
Right. The fishermen over there are tying up their fishing boats.
요즘 민준은 어떻게 지낸대?
How is Minjun doing these days?
응, 목수 일을 배워서 가구 수리를 한대.
He's learning carpentry and fixing furniture.
너 다음 주에 일본에 간다며?
I heard you're going to Japan next week.
응. 한인들의 피해를 조사하는 조사단으로 파견되는 거야.
Yeah, I'm being sent as part of an investigation team looking into the damage suffered by Koreans.
김 회장이 회사 자금을 몰래 빼돌렸다더군.
I heard Chairman Kim secretly embezzled company funds.
존경 받는 기업인이었던 김 회장이 그럴 줄이야.
I can't believe Chairman Kim, who was a respected businessman, would do such a thing.
곧 밀가루 값이 오른다는 게 정말이에요?
Is it true that the price of flour is going up soon?
그럼요. 장사꾼들 사이에서는 이미 소문이 쫙 퍼진 걸요.
Of course. The word has already spread among the traders.
바다에서 회도 먹었어요?
Did you also eat raw fish at the sea?
그럼요. 낚시꾼이 바로 잡아 온 생선으로 뜬 회를 먹었어요.
Of course. We had hoe made from fish caught right away by the anglers.
저 같은 만화가가 사회에 어떤 도움을 줄 수 있을까요?
How can a cartoonist like me help society?
만화를 그림으로써 사회 문제를 세상에 널리 알릴 수 있을 거예요.
By drawing comics, you can spread social issues widely to the world.
이 지역에서 제일 큰 탄광이 문을 닫는다고 해요.
I heard the biggest coal mine in this area is closing down.
이제 이 지역의 광업이 크게 쇠퇴하겠네요.
Then mining in this region will decline significantly.
너희 아버지는 직업이 뭐야?
What's your father's job?
우리 아버지는 평생 도자기를 만드는 일을 전업으로 삼고 계셔.
My father has made pottery his full-time occupation his whole life.
담배 사업은 왜 개인이 할 수 없어요?
Why can't individuals sell cigarettes?
담배는 전업 작물로 지정되어서 국가에서 정한 기업에서만 팔 수 있거든.
Because tobacco is designated as a full-time crop, only state-designated companies can sell it.
너는 항상 손에서 책을 놓지 않는구나.
You always have a book in your hand.
원래 대학원생이란 공부를 전업으로 해야 되는 거니까.
Well, a grad student is supposed to make studying their full-time job.
새로운 사업을 시작하신다고요?
You're starting a new business?
네, 비교적 설비 자본이 적게 드는 경공업으로 시작할까 해요.
Yes, I'm thinking of starting with light industry, which requires relatively little capital for equipment.
여기 있는 탄광은 모두 폐광될 것입니다.
All the coal mines here will be closed.
그러면 여기에서 일하던 광부들의 생계는 어떻게 되나요?
Then what will happen to the livelihoods of the miners who work here?
강을 건너야 하는데 사공이 언제 옵니까?
I need to cross the river, but when will the boatman come?
반대편에서 곧 돌아올 테니 조금만 기다리세요.
He'll be back from the other side soon, so please wait a moment.
영양 불균형이라고 입원까지 할 필요가 있니?
Do I really need to be hospitalized for a nutritional imbalance?
말도 안 되는 소리 말고, 의사 선생님과 영양사 선생님의 지시를 잘 따르다가 퇴원해.
Stop talking nonsense and just follow the doctor's and dietitian's instructions until you're discharged.
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These 19 exchanges are the dictionary's own examples for the 16 6급 words in this category — 전직, 평론가, 스태프, 어부, 목수 and the rest. Each is two turns, so what you see is not only how the word is used but what it is usually said in answer to.
They are written examples rather than transcribed speech, so they are tidier than a real conversation and shorter. What they are not is translated English: they were written in Korean, by Korean lexicographers, to show how the word behaves — which is why the speech levels and the sentence endings in them are worth copying.
Dialogues, translations and word meanings from the 국립국어원 한국어기초사전, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.